Circulatory System Vocab

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Across
  1. 6. A protein, in the blood, that detects and kills foreign or different proteins. (KILL)
  2. 8. Lung
  3. 9. Largest blood vessel, artery, in the body.
  4. 12. The body system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
  5. 15. Two upper chambers of the heart (Collecting Chambers)
Down
  1. 1. A protein on the surface of red blood cells that like only similar blood types. (LIKE)
  2. 2. Waves of changing blood pressure, tell you how quickly your heart is beating.
  3. 3. Microscopic, one cell thick, vessels that connect veins and arteries. (Swiss Cheese)
  4. 4. Blood vessels that carry blood AWAY from the heart.
  5. 5. The force that blood exerts on the artery walls.
  6. 7. Cava Ven brings blood back to the heart from the body.
  7. 10. Located in the right atrium, sends out signals that regulate the heartbeat rate.
  8. 11. Blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart. (Valves)
  9. 13. Two lower chambers of the heart. (Pumping Chambers)
  10. 14. Thick wall of tissue that separates the heart into right and left sides.